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Evolutionary psychology

the condition that an altruistic act is favored when relatedness times benefit to the recipient exceeds the cost to the actor, applied to human helping of kin.

In evolutionary psychology, Hamilton's rule refers to the condition that an altruistic act is favored when relatedness times benefit to the recipient exceeds the cost to the actor, applied to human helping of kin. This meaning comes from Hamilton (1964) in Journal of Theoretical Biology.[1]

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References

  1. Hamilton, W. D. (1964). The genetical evolution of social behaviour. I. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 7(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-5193(64)90038-4

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